PATTY: That's why he's so mean! Well, what else happened in history today, Hugh?HUGH: In history, Patty, well, today, of course, is the 38th of Cunagonda, and on this day in one nine three eight, BC, that is... PATTY: Ha ha ha... HUGH: Mr. George N. Trobus invented the wheel. PATTY: And just in time! HUGH: And in 1889, the Peace of Humus broke out, ending the Hundred Years War against the Cows. PATTY: Yup. HUGH: And, uh, last year, Patty, you and the viewers will be interested in, uh, noting that the world ended. PATTY: As we know it, Hugh! HUGH: Heh. You're darn tooting, Patty. PATTY: I sure am. HUGH: Uh, say, who was born today? PATTY: Ahh, nobody, Hugh. HUGH: I mean in history, Patty, before they changed the water.

It seems to me that we are all missing the big opportunity here. Methane is a combustible gas. If we could capture it from the cows' butts (and mouths, apparently), we could heat our homes, light our bathrooms, and even cook our steaks. It's like a perpetual-motion cow machine!